Mr. Sam Rainsy raised Mrs. Meas Srey in defiance during the uprooting of the border poles on 25th October 2009. She was latter arrested and is currently in prison.BANGKOK, Dec 27 (TNA) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday accusation by his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen over an alleged plan to stage a coup in Cambodia-- which he denied earlier-- would not disrupt relations between the peoples of the two neighbouring countries.
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Reyum Institute has documented more than 130 Khmer traditional measurements and will run a show-casing of the documentation for the public in Phnom Penh from Dec. 28, 2009 to Feb. 2010, official news agency AKP reported on Monday.
According to Research Manager of Reyum Institute Preap Chanmara, Cambodia has long been using a wide variety of measurements for length, height, weight, depth, size, substance and time. Some measurements have been standardized with human body, things, like coconut fruit and tree, and others have been adapted from French measurements; for instance, meter, kilometer, etc.
Chanmara said that sources of the documented measurements include interview with people, written documents, and observation of people's daily interaction.
Different locations may use and understand different measurements. Some locations may use the same measurements for different meanings.
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 Vietnam and Cambodia signed investment agreements and contracts worth US$6 billion at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 26 to promote Vietnamese investment in Cambodia. Under the documents, Vietnam will invest in power generation, food processing, fertiliser production, rubber plantation and bauxite mining in Cambodia. Two-way trade between the two countries has increased significantly in recent years, reaching US$1.7 billion in 2008, up 40% against 2007. Vietnamese businesses have invested in over 60 projects in Cambodia with a total capital of nearly US$900 million. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Sen, co-chairmen of the conference, welcomed a joint initiative to host the conference as a practical move to promote bilateral co-operation in investment and trade. |
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday inaugurated a new 150 kilometer road running from Siem Reap to Poipet, on the border with Thailand.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has funded the rehabilitation of National Roads 5 and 6, the central component of a larger 50 million U.S. dollars road improvement project for Cambodia's northwest.
A deal allowing Cambodian and Vietnamese citizens to cross the border between the two countries without a visa will be extended from January 1 to allow visits of up to 30 days, according to Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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The deals were signed at a conference held in HCM City on December 26 to promote Vietnamese investment in Cambodia. The event was co-chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen, and co-hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Cambodian Development Council (CDC).
It was reported at the conference that both countries have signed more than 60 documents for bilateral cooperation in almost all areas, and established appropriate mechanisms to facilitate cooperation.
Two-way trade has increased significantly in recent years, reaching US$1.7 billion in 2008, up 40 percent against 2007.
Vietnamese businesses have invested in over 60 projects in Cambodia with a total capitalisation of nearly US$900 million, making Vietnam among the top three foreign investors in Cambodia. Most invested projects have been operating efficiently, especially in forestry, agriculture, mining, telecommunications, banking and insurance.
However, the two countries have not fully tapped their great potential for expanding investment and trade cooperation. A number of Vietnamese businesses have not developed plans to increase operations in this market.
PM Dung and PM Hun Sen welcomed a joint initiative to host the conference as a practical move to promote bilateral cooperation in investment and trade.
PM Hun Sen said Cambodia is calling for foreign investment in its strong areas such as agro-forestry, industry, infrastructure construction, product processing for export, mining and tourism.
He said the royal government has offered incentives to attract Vietnamese investors, and signed agreements on trade, tourism, energy and maritime transport with Vietnam. It has also licensed a number of Vietnamese businesses to invest in fertilizer production, banking-financial services, bauxite exploration and exploitation, and farm produce processing.
The Royal government of Cambodia will create a favourable investment environment for Vietnamese businesses to operate in the country, PM Hun Sen assured Mr Dung and representatives of 600 businesses attending the event.
For his part, PM Dung hailed the efficiency of Vietnamese-invested projects in Cambodia, but said the results have not yet matched the potential of both countries and not lived up to their people’s expectations.
He recalled high-level talks and meetings between the two countries’ top leaders who had agreed to take additional measures to broaden cooperative ties. They vowed to raise two-way trade to US$2 billion in 2010 and increase Vietnamese investment in Cambodia to US$6 billion in the coming years.
He said the strong political and diplomatic ties and the long-standing friendship between the two countries will lay a firm foundation for boosting cooperation in other areas.
During December 2009 visit to Cambodia by Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, Vietnam and Cambodia signed additional agreements on cooperation in power generation, industry, mining and maritime transport
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| Representatives of Vietnamese and Cambodian businesses attending the conference |
He proposed that both sides finalise a legal framework to facilitate investment and trade development. He suggested examining and amending the signed agreements, including one on investment protection and promotion, and conducting negotiations and signing new agreements on double tax avoidance, labour cooperation and legal aid.
The Vietnamese government creates favourable conditions for its businesses to operate in Cambodia, Mr Dung said.
He reminded the businesses to explore and abide by Cambodia’s legal system and its customs.
At the event, MPI and CDC signed a memorandum of understanding on investment promotion. The Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade and the Cambodian Minister of Industry, Mining and Energy signed the minutes of their meeting regarding Bauxite exploration and exploitation in Mondulkiri province.
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) signed a deal to provide financial services to Vietnamese businesses investing in Cambodia.
The two PMs also granted a decision to establish an association of Vietnamese investors in Cambodia, and investment licenses to a number of Vietnamese businesses.
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The deals were signed at a conference held in HCM City on December 26 to promote Vietnamese investment in Cambodia. The event was co-chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen, and co-hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Cambodian Development Council (CDC).
It was reported at the conference that both countries have signed more than 60 documents for bilateral cooperation in almost all areas, and established appropriate mechanisms to facilitate cooperation.
Two-way trade has increased significantly in recent years, reaching US$1.7 billion in 2008, up 40 percent against 2007.
Vietnamese businesses have invested in over 60 projects in Cambodia with a total capitalisation of nearly US$900 million, making Vietnam among the top three foreign investors in Cambodia. Most invested projects have been operating efficiently, especially in forestry, agriculture, mining, telecommunications, banking and insurance.
However, the two countries have not fully tapped their great potential for expanding investment and trade cooperation. A number of Vietnamese businesses have not developed plans to increase operations in this market.
PM Dung and PM Hun Sen welcomed a joint initiative to host the conference as a practical move to promote bilateral cooperation in investment and trade.
PM Hun Sen said Cambodia is calling for foreign investment in its strong areas such as agro-forestry, industry, infrastructure construction, product processing for export, mining and tourism.
He said the royal government has offered incentives to attract Vietnamese investors, and signed agreements on trade, tourism, energy and maritime transport with Vietnam. It has also licensed a number of Vietnamese businesses to invest in fertilizer production, banking-financial services, bauxite exploration and exploitation, and farm produce processing.
The Royal government of Cambodia will create a favourable investment environment for Vietnamese businesses to operate in the country, PM Hun Sen assured Mr Dung and representatives of 600 businesses attending the event.
For his part, PM Dung hailed the efficiency of Vietnamese-invested projects in Cambodia, but said the results have not yet matched the potential of both countries and not lived up to their people’s expectations.
He recalled high-level talks and meetings between the two countries’ top leaders who had agreed to take additional measures to broaden cooperative ties. They vowed to raise two-way trade to US$2 billion in 2010 and increase Vietnamese investment in Cambodia to US$6 billion in the coming years.
He said the strong political and diplomatic ties and the long-standing friendship between the two countries will lay a firm foundation for boosting cooperation in other areas.
During December 2009 visit to Cambodia by Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, Vietnam and Cambodia signed additional agreements on cooperation in power generation, industry, mining and maritime transport
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| Representatives of Vietnamese and Cambodian businesses attending the conference |
He proposed that both sides finalise a legal framework to facilitate investment and trade development. He suggested examining and amending the signed agreements, including one on investment protection and promotion, and conducting negotiations and signing new agreements on double tax avoidance, labour cooperation and legal aid.
The Vietnamese government creates favourable conditions for its businesses to operate in Cambodia, Mr Dung said.
He reminded the businesses to explore and abide by Cambodia’s legal system and its customs.
At the event, MPI and CDC signed a memorandum of understanding on investment promotion. The Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade and the Cambodian Minister of Industry, Mining and Energy signed the minutes of their meeting regarding Bauxite exploration and exploitation in Mondulkiri province.
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) signed a deal to provide financial services to Vietnamese businesses investing in Cambodia.
The two PMs also granted a decision to establish an association of Vietnamese investors in Cambodia, and investment licenses to a number of Vietnamese businesses.
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Those citizens of one country may stay in the other country for up to 30 days instead of 14 days as before, says the department.
Vietnam and Cambodia signed an agreement on visa exemption for ordinary passport holders on November 4, 2008. The agreement, which took effect on December 5, 2008, stipulated that these holders are exempted from visas if they stay in the other country for not more than 14 days.
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 Vietnam expects to join efforts with Cambodia to develop bilateral relations in a bid to bring practical benefits to both sides, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. PM Dung made this statement while receiving Cambodian Permanent Deputy PM Men Sam An, who doubles as President of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association (CVFA), in Hanoi on November 3. The government leader noted with pleasure that Vietnam-Cambodia ties have grown fruitfully, especially in the fields of politics, diplomacy, economics and trade, despite the impact of the global economic crisis. |
Published: 22/12/2009
